Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 07:59

Sample ID 240811-3xzsnszcna
Target ClickMePlease.xls
SHA256 d51356160393737c4a8c94bdb02b24c97c4a4dc581a372ef134a3aba38c3bcfc
Tags
macro macro_on_action
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

d51356160393737c4a8c94bdb02b24c97c4a4dc581a372ef134a3aba38c3bcfc

Threat Level: Known bad

The file ClickMePlease.xls was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

macro macro_on_action

Process spawned unexpected child process

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

Suspicious Office macro

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-08-11 23:54

Signatures

Office macro that triggers on suspicious action

macro macro_on_action
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suspicious Office macro

macro
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-11 23:54

Reported

2024-08-11 23:59

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

287s

Max time network

204s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ClickMePlease.xls"

Signatures

Process spawned unexpected child process

Description Indicator Process Target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process N/A C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ClickMePlease.xls"

C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe

cmd.exe /c echo "MetaCTF{is_this_a_very_hidden_feature_or_flag}"

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow -s PrintWorkflowUserSvc

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 roaming.officeapps.live.com udp
GB 52.109.28.47:443 roaming.officeapps.live.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 47.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 90.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 192.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.143.123.92.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 metadata.templates.cdn.office.net udp
GB 2.17.209.123:443 metadata.templates.cdn.office.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 binaries.templates.cdn.office.net udp
GB 173.222.211.57:443 binaries.templates.cdn.office.net tcp
GB 173.222.211.57:443 binaries.templates.cdn.office.net tcp
GB 173.222.211.57:443 binaries.templates.cdn.office.net tcp

Files

memory/980-0-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp

memory/980-3-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp

memory/980-4-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp

memory/980-1-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp

memory/980-2-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp

memory/980-5-0x00007FFE750AD000-0x00007FFE750AE000-memory.dmp

memory/980-7-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-6-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-8-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-10-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-9-0x00007FFE32B70000-0x00007FFE32B80000-memory.dmp

memory/980-12-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-11-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-14-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-13-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-15-0x00007FFE32B70000-0x00007FFE32B80000-memory.dmp

memory/980-28-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-30-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-29-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\b8ab77100df80ab2.customDestinations-ms

MD5 e8b775e21f872881d795f48e1a56a947
SHA1 f36939f0530e0e60f717c8c6fc7807fc286e2d48
SHA256 a5f755fd1c8e2b30c463804410589a0e8413d67c08bd9269456916b2bc751541
SHA512 450d34732a033685252e249a22e02494a4c3e5f898ac060e4a13b789a5923e0d8622eac80737ac1a5b577d929af1e04aaf0033c87fb2f47099573f80a1785d41

memory/980-48-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp

memory/980-49-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp